Tbilisi
/təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/
"tbilisi" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tbilisi” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,777
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of the country of Georgia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tbilisi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #36,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tbilisi” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Tbilisi (IPA /təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,777 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tbilisi, with forms such as "btilisi", "tbbilisi", and "tbiilsi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Тбили́си (Tbilísi) and Georgian თბილისი (Tbilisi), variant of Old Georgian ტფილისი (Ṭpilisi), from ტფილი (ṭpili, “warm”) + -ისი (-isi). The correct English form is Tbilisi, spelled T-B-I-L-I-S-I.
Definition
- 1The capital city of the country of Georgia.
- 2The government of Georgia.
Etymology
From Russian Тбили́си (Tbilísi) and Georgian თბილისი (Tbilisi), variant of Old Georgian ტფილისი (Ṭpilisi), from ტფილი (ṭpili, “warm”) + -ისი (-isi).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- btilisi
- tbbilisi
- tbiilsi
- tbiliis
- tbilissi
- tbillisi
- tbilsii
- tbliisi
- tiblisi
- ttbilisi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tbilisi - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Tbilisi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-B-I-L-I-S-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.